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Autolook Blog - Car news, auto events, tips and advices - Buy & Sell Cars in PakistanFri, 07 Jul 2017 10:43:25 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15Toyota has Claimed the Title of “World’s Fastest SUV”http://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-has-claimed-the-title-of-worlds-fastest-suv/
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Toyota has claimed the title of World’s Fastest SUV after a Toyota Land Cruiser hit 230 miles an hour (370 km/h) on a long runway. But don’t try that with the Land Cruiser you might have parked in the driveway.

Toyota made a few changes to create the vehicle it’s cleverly dubbed the Land Speed Cruiser. While the engine started out as the Land Cruiser’s usual 381 horsepower 5.7-liter V8, engineers modified it by adding two big turbochargers, among other changes. Ultimately, the engine’s output was multiplied more than five times to 2,000 horsepower.

The hulking SUV required other tweaks to prepare it to push through the air at over 200 miles an hour. The suspension was lowered so that the truck hugged the ground, and was also modified to allow for wider tires.

Former NASCAR driver Carl Edwards drove the truck at Mojave Air and Space Port in California for the record run. That facility has a 2.5 mile runway on which the test was done.

The Land Speed Cruiser was heavily modified for its world record speed run, was lowered substantially to improve aerodynamics, stability, and, most importantly, controllability at high speeds. On the first run at Mojave Air and Space Port, Edwards was able to hit 211 mph – matching the previous record – before the SUV started running out of braking room. The engineers then upped the boost and the Land Speed Cruiser hit 230.02 mph. Toyota says it could go even faster with enough road.

However, Bentley still lays claim to the fastest unmodified production SUV with the Bentayga, which has a top speed of 187 miles an hour.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-has-claimed-the-title-of-worlds-fastest-suv/feed/0Toyota and Suzuki are Going To Launch Three SUVs by the End of Decemberhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-and-suzuki-are-going-to-launch-three-suvs-by-the-end-of-december/
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In the last decade or so, the crossover segment is getting increasingly popular. Every car brand is bringing their version of crossover. In recent years, even in Pakistan, the crossover vehicles are getting great attention. The prime example is in the shape of Vezel, which is a self-import. The popularity pushed Honda Atlas to launch HR-V but it seems that the sales of this model didn’t get traction and people are still more interested in buying a Vezel instead, reason being more value for money and extra features available in Vezel. Now recently Audi Pakistan announced to launch a lower-end crossover Q2 in Pakistan. Buyers are showing interest in these small crossovers and it seems that the crossover segment will get populated more and more over time. Although the new auto policy of Pakistan is a good sign for the buyers and consumers, the existing car assemblers in the country are not very pleased about it. It seems like Pak Suzuki has felt that it’s better to act or lose it altogether. This is evident from the recent news item that appeared on PakWheels went viral in a few hours. A PakWheels source confirmed that first batch of Suzuki Vitara, which is a small crossover has Reached Port Qasim.

1: Toyota Hilux Revo

Toyota Indus Motor Company opened the booking for the new Hilux Revo from 14th of November 2016. And since then it was inevitable that the company will be holding an event to officially launch this vehicle. In this development, sources have confirmed that the company will be hosting this launch ceremony in this month (December, 2016). The vehicle, however is available in the following variants:

REVO V Grade (Full Spec A/T)

REVO G Grade (M/T and A/T)

E Grade (M/T)

Single Cabin 4×2 & 4×4

Deckless

The 4×2 variants will continue the 2KD 2.5 litre with a refined 5-speed transmission, all 4×4 versions will come with a 3.0 L 1KD-FTV inline-4 common rail diesel engine (with VNT). The 4×4 line-up will be made available in 5 speed automatic and 6 speed manual. The 3.0 litre engine produces 163hp at 3400 rpm and 343N.m of torque for the manual and 360N.m for the automatic.

While the Hilux variants will continue standard body size with black interior, Revo versions will come with a wide body and new two-tone bronze /black interior.

Ex-factory Prices for booking are mentioned below of all variants.

Full Payment will be required for booking. For all 4×4 variants Advance Tax for Filler will be PKR 200,000 & for Non Filler PKR 400,000 Confirmed by IMC due to displacement change.

2: Toyota Fortuner – 2nd Generation

IMC a few months back gave us a glimpse of the New Toyota Fortuner. IMC is yet to officially disclose its price and specs. But the sources have confirmed that the company is all geared and prepped up to launch this vehicle in December, 2016.

The vehicle is recipient to an exterior as well as an interior facelift. However, the engine will remain the same; 2.7L 2TR-FE inline-4, DOHC with VVT-I engine. The new Toyota Fortuner is likely to have a new 6 speed automatic transmission. It should be noted that this vehicle is expected to arrive in the local market in the beginning of the next year, with an expected price tag of PKR 4.9-5.6 million.

3: Suzuki Vitara

Vitara is Suzuki’s answer to small crossover segment, which arrived first in 1988. Since then, the model saw evolutionary and revolutionary changes spread over four generations. Over the years, Suzuki tried its level best to come up with improved and fun little vehicle. Every country where Suzuki launched Vitara, is very well praised among its competition. Dimension-wise Suzuki Vitara is 4175mm long , 1775 mm, while 1610 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2500 mm and ground clearance of 185mm.

Internationally Suzuki Vitara is available with petrol as well as diesel engines. Vitara engine options are M16A a 118hp 1.6L naturally aspirated engine with 156 NM of torque @4,400 RPM or a new 1.4L turbocharged engine known as 1.4L Booster-Jet coded as K14C-DITC.The third is 1.6L engine D16AA, diesel engine with 118hp and 330NM of torque. All three engines are available as front-wheel-drive or “ALLGRIP” Suzuki trade name for the all-wheel drive system.

The new Suzuki Vitara has a fuel tank capacity of 47 liters and both engines have good fuel consumption figures. The 1.4L has combined figures of 5.5 l/100km. On the other hand, the 1.6L returns 5.3L/100km combined for manual while 5.5L/100 for automatic. Looking at the engine options, it is safe to assume that diesel will not be an engine for Pakistani market. We can expect either of the two petrol engines or maybe both options.

The vehicle in question is expected to be priced around 3.2-3.5 million which also indicates that we might see certainly a nicely equipped version.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-and-suzuki-are-going-to-launch-three-suvs-by-the-end-of-december/feed/0Toyota and Suzuki, Possibly Partners in Futurehttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-and-suzuki-possibly-partners-in-future/
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Toyota and Suzuki released a joint statement on Wednesday 12th Oct 2016, saying they are tying up for a possible partnership. Though, the two automakers didn’t announce much details about the possible partnership.

Toyota is the world’s biggest automaker, while Suzuki is a small car specialist. In the statement, the company CEOs mentioned that any partnership between the two would focus on safety and environmental technologies.

Osamu Suzuki, Chairman of Suzuki, stated:

“Toyota is the industry-leading, and the most reliable company, which is actively working on various advanced and future technologies. I am appreciative that Suzuki is able to start discussions with Toyota to explore ideas on a partnership. I first spoke about this possibility with Toyota’s Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda, and am very grateful that President Akio Toyoda has also showed an interest. We will proceed with discussions for the future of Suzuki.”

Akio Toyoda, the President of Toyota, said:

“As the environment, which surrounds the automobile industry has been changing drastically, we need to have the ability to respond to the changes in order to survive. In addition to the R&D, which each company is working on individually, it is very important now, to have partners, who share the same goal and passion. We would like to always keep our doors open for new partnership opportunities, which will contribute to the making of ever-better cars as well as to the development of the automotive industry.”

The possible partnership is as a result of Toyota lagging behind against its competitors in North America and Europe, while Suzuki on the other hand is struggling to survive in the highly competitive industry. Toyota sells around 10 million cars worldwide, while Suzuki sells about 2.8 million. There are 8 domestic automakers in Japan’s competitive auto industry. Suzuki is Japans 4th largest automaker.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-and-suzuki-possibly-partners-in-future/feed/0Honda and Toyota Are Not Obeying the 2016-21 Auto Policyhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/honda-and-toyota-are-not-obeying-the-2016-21-auto-policy/
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The committee who was behind the draft of the new auto policy 2016-21 claimed that the new policy will not only cater existing car companies as well as potential new entrants. But it will also take care of Pakistani automotive consumers. But that is another thing that the policy that took more than two and a half years has only page, Consumer Welfare, about consumer rights and protection in its final draft. And you can count all such points on your fingertips. And the sad part is, our automakers are not even paying attention to those few instructions.

Car delivery schedule not exceeding Two Months

Toyota Indus Motors launched its current shape Corolla in Pakistan back in 2014. And as expected, the arrival of new car was celebrated with the booking of hundreds of cars even before the official appearance. And that created a gap in supply and demand from the start. It was so severe that even though two years have passed, new buyers have to wait for 3 to 4 for the delivery of their new Corolla. The story isn’t different in the Honda Atlas camp as well. The recently launched Honda Civic 2016 captured the attention of new buyers even before its official launch and Honda Atlas took pre-bookings of the new car in hundreds. According to a careful estimate, Honda is promising to deliver the new Civic Turbo in approximately two and a half months and three to four months for the 1.8L Honda Civic.

And this delay gives birth to the phenomenon which is known as ‘own’ or premium. Investors and dealerships who have booked the new Civic on it original price are selling them with extra on the original price. The auto policy has also addressed this issue and the auto makers are bound to provide the vehicle with 2 months of the booking date. If the car company is unable to do it, they are legally bound to compensate the buyers. But even after the implementation of new policy (policy came into implementation with the new fiscal year), the new buyers have to wait for months for the new car.

This is just one recent example otherwise the irresponsible attitude of these carmakers towards their customers is nothing new. But what is worrying is the silence of the concerned government institutions. It feels like the government is going to take just as long to implement the policy as it took to draft it. And if the government is unable to make the companies follow the policies, then how can they claim to bring new companies and foreign investment, and creating jobs in Pakistan?

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/honda-and-toyota-are-not-obeying-the-2016-21-auto-policy/feed/0Toyota Recalls ‘Hands across America’ with RIO Olympics campaignhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-recalls-hands-across-america-with-rio-olympics-campaign/
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Toyota Motor Corp. does not take over as a global Olympics sponsor until next year. So for the Rio Summer games, the automaker must still comply with strict trademark restrictions on Olympic phrases and imagery.

But in a new ad debuting during NBC's coverage of Friday night's opening ceremony, the automaker comes about as close as it can to portraying what looks like an Olympic ceremony without breaking the rules.

The spot, by Saatchi and Saatchi, L.A., opens with a medal ceremony, including three athletes on a podium. But keen observers will notice that the scene, which was shot in Morocco, depicts not the Olympics but a fictional event called the "friendship tournament," according to signs in the stadium.

The ad is another example of how non-sponsors are getting creative as they seek to tap into the Olympic spirit in ads without breaking the United States Olympic Committee's trademark rules.

The regulations forbid the use of phrases including "Olympic," "Go for the gold," "Let the games begin," "Team USA" and "Road to Rio."

"The USOC approved the campaign, and we shared the creative with them every step of the way,"

a Toyota spokesman said.

The medal scene is only a small part of the TV commercial, which is part of a larger campaign themed "Stand Together." The spot goes on to show people holding hands in cities, neighborhoods, at a church, at a beach, in the desert and at a Toyota plant, accompanied by The Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'" as a soundtrack. One scene shows plummeting skydivers holding hands.

The ad is evocative of the "Hands Across America" charitable event in 1986 that sought to create a human chain from New York to Southern California.

A Toyota spokesman said the marketer is not purposely recalling the 1986 event. But Toyota does have its own charitable component. The campaign will encourage people to create their own videos of people holding hands and share it on social media using "#LetsJoinHands." For each video, Toyota will donate $20 to United Way, up to $250,000. The marketer will also mix the user-generated content into pre-roll and social videos.

"Teamwork is ingrained in Toyota's DNA — it's a founding principle,"

Jack Hollis, group vice president for marketing for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., said in a statement. "We believe, as our founder did, in the 'power of togetherness' and athletics is an amazing example of the power of teamwork. While we do not compete at the highest levels of sport on the playing field, we celebrate the spirit of collaboration every day, whether it is within the walls of Toyota, or in our interaction with our guests."

Toyota also plans to promote virtual hand-holding via an outdoor advertising program in New York City and Los Angeles. Kiosks with high-definition monitors will be erected Aug. 12-14 at New York's Herald Square and near L.A.'s Hollywood & Highland shopping and entertainment complex. Passersby in both cities will be prompted to place their hands on the screen to connect with someone on the other side of the country and create digital drawings. They will have the option to upload videos of the interaction to Twitter or get them in an email.

Toyota has secured local marketing rights for the Rio games in Japan, but BMW holds the Olympic sponsorship in the U.S. this year as part of a USOC deal signed in 2010.

Toyota's global sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee takes over in January and runs through 2024. That covers the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018 and in Beijing in 2022, as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Budapest, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome are competing to host the 2024 Olympics.

Toyota signed the highest-level sponsorship deal possible, known as "Top," which is short for The Olympic Partner program. There 12 "Top" sponsors, including Toyota, Coca-Cola Co., Visa, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, GE, Bridgestone and Samsung.

Toyota's immediate attention is on Rio, where Hollis is on the ground preparing for the company's turn as official sponsor.

"We're excited to join everyone in Rio to watch, learn and cheer on the athletes as Toyota prepares to officially join the Olympic and Paralympic family as a 'Top' sponsor in January of 2017,"

Hollis said in a statement.

"The athletes inspire all of us at Toyota to reach beyond what's possible, and we look forward to sharing that spirit and passion with the rest of the world."

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-recalls-hands-across-america-with-rio-olympics-campaign/feed/0Minister for Industries and Production Tells That the Government isn’t Aware of the Profit Figures of Car Manufacturershttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/minister-for-industries-and-production-tells-that-the-government-isnt-aware-of-the-profit-figures-of-car-manufacturers/
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On Thursday, Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi, the Minister for Industries and Production, told the National Assembly in a written reply that the existing automobile manufacturers in Pakistan do not share the profits they make on sold vehicles and that the government is not aware of the profit figures. He was quoted saying,

“All car manufacturing companies are in the private sector, and as such they do not share the data concerning the cost of goods sold,”

He also wrote that the government and automakers have no arrangement regarding using imported or locally assembled parts, or launching vehicles with international safety standards or quality control.

He further said,

“From 1987 to 2003, the Government of Pakistan followed deletion policy, a local content scheme, which was phased out in 2004 and replaced with the Tariff Based System (TBS) to make the auto sector compliant with Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) under the WTO regime,”
“At present EDB issues manufacturing licenses/certificates to vehicle assemblers after verifying their manufacturing facilities. Despite request by the EDB, car manufacturers have yet to share their standards,”

The Minister admitted that the government, for now at least, has no control over the manufacturing standards and that all the automakers are following their own standards.

From a buyer’s point of view, this explains a lot of things as far the quality of locally produced cars is concerned. It feels like the local car assemblers are not legally bound to give you what you actually should have. If you have been sold a lemon, you can, however, contact a consumer court. But overall, there is not government-wide control.

Also, the fact that the profits companies like Suzuki or Toyota make on Mehran or Corolla XLi respectively is not in government’s knowledge is quite mindboggling. Even the most basic Mehran can cost you PKR 630,000 nowadays.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/minister-for-industries-and-production-tells-that-the-government-isnt-aware-of-the-profit-figures-of-car-manufacturers/feed/0Toyota Launches 2016 Vios At Beijing Motor Show – Toyota Indus Motors May Have Plan to Lunch in Pakistan Soonhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-launches-2016-vios-at-beijing-motor-show-toyota-indus-motors-may-have-plan-to-lunch-in-pakistan-soon/
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Toyota revealed its 2016 Toyota Vios sedan at the ongoing Beijing Motor Show in China. Toyota Vios is a 4-door compact sedan has been quite popular in Asia Pacific region. It is the evolved form of Toyota Belta and is also known as Yaris Sedan in few regions.

There have been rumors of Toyota Indus Motors locally assembling and launching the Vitz and Vios cars in Pakistan. But for now, there is no concrete evidence of that happening anytime soon. If Toyota Indus decides to launch this car in Pakistan, it will be falling in the same segment as the Honda City is in.

The 2016 Toyota Vios facelift features revamped exterior compared to its predecessor. You now get the new more aggressive front end with a massive matt black bottom grille. The front end now massive and is bulging out. The front bumper now also has two LED daytime running lights strips on both sides of the car. It is a facelift in its complete sense.

However, the rear is still mostly the same. The new rear lights resemble the lights of the previous model, and the bottom of the rear bumper is slightly move curved. Sides of the car are almost the same, and no much is going on there.

The Chinese-market Vios is powered by 1.3-liter and 1.5-liter 5NR-FE four-cylinder engines with Dual VVT-i, mated to either a five-speed manual gearbox or a four-speed automatic. However, there is a rumor that Toyota will be offering the 2NR-FE engine as well as a CVT transmission for some markets as well.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/toyota-launches-2016-vios-at-beijing-motor-show-toyota-indus-motors-may-have-plan-to-lunch-in-pakistan-soon/feed/0Volkswagen Beats Toyota in Sales At The End Of 2016’s First Quarterhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/volkswagen-beats-toyota-in-sales-at-the-end-of-2016s-first-quarter/
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The Volkswagen Group has managed to pull ahead of Toyota Motor Corp.’s global deliveries in the first three months (Q1) of 2016. The Japanese automaker is facing a threat of a series of production stoppages at home. This is putting Toyota’s four-year reign of ruling the sales chart in jeopardy.

The spokeswoman for the Japanese company Kayo Doi said today that Toyota’s worldwide sales fell 2.3pc to 2.46 million vehicles in the period of the first quarter (January-to-March). Sales of GM vehicles also dropped 2.5pc to 2.36 million. The only winner is the Volkswagen AG whose deliveries rose 0.8pc to 2.5 million.

One of Toyota plant faced a shutdown for a week in February, and the automaker was already bearing the brunt of that when Japan’s most devastating earthquakes since March 2011 caused other plants to halt, and losing the output of approximately 80,000 vehicles more.

“All effort is being made now to grasp the current situation and build the recovery plan.”

Volkswagen, on the other hand, is seeing an increase in Europe and especially China. The deliveries of VW vehicles rose by 6.4pc in China and 3.5pc in Western Europe during the first three months. The German company needs all the sales they can get considering the amount, around $18.2 billion it has set aside to cover emissions-cheating scandal costs.

On Monday, Toyota restarted the production of cars at the plant on Kyushu Island in southern Japan. The stoppage in February was due to an explosion and fire at a plant run by affiliate Aichi Steel Corp. It disrupted engine, transmission and chassis component supply. The production in the month of February went down by 17p to 298,839 vehicles.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/volkswagen-beats-toyota-in-sales-at-the-end-of-2016s-first-quarter/feed/0Suzuki Ciaz Can Be A Real Threat To Honda City In Pakistanhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/suzuki-ciaz-can-be-a-real-threat-to-honda-city-in-pakistan/
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The automotive industry in Pakistan isn’t that diverse and has little to offer to its customers. The three giants have hardly had any disturbance from any other competitors, as whoever came in was washed out due to various factors; lack of after sales support, less know-how of mechanical and electrical systems, low resale value, etc. Toyota, Suzuki, and Honda all Japanese origin do share similarities and have offerings almost alike. Suzuki (Pakistan) being more of a small cars expert, like Mehran, Cultus, and Wagon R to suit the needs of middle-class families whereas Toyota and Honda have always been in competition.

Toyota Pakistan has competed with Honda City and Civic with its highest seller, Corolla. Though Toyota Corolla (Grande/Altis) does make sense competing with Civic, Corolla XLi/GLi doesn’t seem to go head to head with City, primarily because one car can’t perfectly compete in two different categories/classes. But it still seems to work this way in Pakistan at least. Although Suzuki has not stepped up after its not-so-popular Baleno and Liana against City and Corolla, it can still compete with Honda City if they bring their newest addition Suzuki Ciaz to Pakistani market. The all new Suzuki Ciaz looks pretty much like the New Honda City (2016-17) in shape and has decent features. It comes in two variants (petrol and diesel), with 20-28km/l fuel efficiency, 1.4L and 1.3L engine capacity, respectively. It does look pretty classy and has a great set of features to offer, at least in India.

Suzuki Ciaz could also prove to be a sneaky competitor for Toyota Corolla XLi and GLi. In Pakistan, when it comes to choosing Honda City and Toyota Corolla (XLi/GLi), the decision is made primarily on the basis of personal choice, but that decision is backed by a number of factors as well. For Instance, Toyota is known for solid suspension, overall durability and generally cheaper maintenance, whereas Honda is known for better engines and features. However, Suzuki Ciaz could fit in amongst the rivals and can create better competition for its class.